Marana Council approves data center regulations

Marana’s new data center amendments strengthen noise limits and decommissioning requirements, though some are dissatisfied. (File Photo) Marana Town Council voted 5-1 to approve new data center regulations addressing noise attenuation and facility decommissioning.These amendments to the town code first passed through Marana’s planning commission with a unanimous vote during a late September session. The ordinances strengthen and clarify those that the town established in 2024, though some have expressed that rules are still not strong enough, as the reality of data centers in Marana grows near. In January of this year, the town approved plans to rezone over 600 acres of agricultural land for a hyperscale data center along Luckett Road developed by Beale Infrastructure.At the Oct. 20 public hearing, Mayor Jon Post and council members heard the amendments from development services director Brett Wittenberg and town attorney Jane Fairall.

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